Bored Games – Who Killed Colonel Mustard?

BoredGames – Who Killed Colonel Mustard? Happy Endings, I Don’t Get It // Joe 90, Bridesmaid (Flying Nun Records) 1982. The Bored Games were a very early Flying Nun band out of New Zealand. It was also the first band for Shane Carter who went on to be in the DoubleHappys and the Straitjacket Fits. He was only 17 when this EP was recorded and it was released a year after the band broke up. The EP sounds like it could very easily have been released in England in 1977-78. Very similar to releases by The Buzzcocks or The Adverts. The best song on the EP is Joe 90, which also coincidentally sounds the most like an old UK punk tune. This EP is a good representation of how broad the Flying Nun catalogue was in its early days. I mean, for Flying Nun to release this alongside Tally Ho, The Gordons and the first Pin Group 7inch and still maintain a cohesive identity is pretty cool. Seriously, some MBA Marketing asshole could write a great piece on Flying Nun and how to forge a brand identity. Ohhh….I think I just threw up in my mouth. Anyway, Flying Nun was really a precursor to labels like Sub Pop that came along a few years later. The Bored Games may have been a mere blip in the labels history but it’s a great punk rock EP that just screams “teenage angst” from beginning to end. Dig!

RIP Last Days of Man on Earth

Last Days of Man on Earth was a music blog run by Joe Stumble between 20th of February, 2006 and 1st of April, 2011. It now exists as an online archive and testament to awesomeness. ALL MP3s were removed some time ago. Drop Joe a line if you have any questions at joe@lastdaysofmanonearth.com

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Hardcore Podcasts

September of 2010 I put together eight Hardcore Podcasts. You can check them out here if you are interested. For more insight into how I came up with the years 78-90 for the First Wave you can read about The Hardcore Superiorty Myth.